here is the recipe for the apple cheesecake that i made for thanksgiving...this is blake's favorite dessert!
crust:
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 cup melted butter
filling:
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
topping:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
4 cups thinly sliced peeled apples
1/4 cup chopped pecans
mix crumbs, pecans, sugar, cinnamon and butter; press into bottom of 9 inch springform pan. bake at 325 for 10 minutes. mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer on medium speed until well blended. add eggs, mixing on low speed just until blended. pour over crust. mix sugar and cinnamon; toss with apples. arrange apple mixture over the cream cheese layer; sprinkle with pecans. bake at 325 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
